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What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.

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[–] AttackBunny@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Running. Ok, I know it's not obscure, however, if you say you're a runner, or that it's a hobby, you're frequently met with hostility, or people trying to talk you out of it. The amount of times people have said "running is bad for you, you need to stop" is insane.

[–] padjakkels@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How did you get started?

[–] AngryDemonoid@lemmy.lylapol.com 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

One step at a time

[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Ran right into that one